Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Easby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Easby and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Easby
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Easby:
- 48.710276, -98.253446
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Easby
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Cavalier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cavalier County
- Since Easby is near Pembina County and also Walsh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pembina County
- eBird sighting report for Walsh County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Easby ...
We found one communities that share the name Easby.
Within North Dakota, the name Easby is unique.
Beyond North Dakota.
While we haven't found any other communities named Easby in either the United States or Canada, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- England
- Distance: 3,828 miles [6,160.6 km]<1> to the northeast
- England
Curious and Interesting Names Near Easby ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Brown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Concrete
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Edinburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg is located in Walsh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>
- Hanks Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Corner
- Hanks Corner is located in Cavalier County
- Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Mountain is located in Pembina County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain <4>
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Weaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Windygates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windygates came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windygates
How Far From Easby to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Easby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Easby and extending to:
- Langdon, which is the Seat of Cavalier County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Easby to Bismarck, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Easby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Easby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Easby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7103, Longitude: -98.2534 In this case, the coordinates for Easby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Easby to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.919 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.759 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.522 degrees. |